Garbage-can receptacle



' Filed may 9. 1925 A further object of the invention is to Fig. 2,

- tional view taken uponflines VV' of Fig. 2 V

specification.

part of this specification and in' which like Patented Apr. 27', 1926.

* "UNITED" STATES enn vrnn rrli; or wnnnawxmv, NEW JERSEY.

GARBAGE-CAN nEoEPrnoLn.

madam filed July a,

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, J 'OHN' VIDETTA, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at VVeehawken, in the county of-Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Can Receptacles, of which the following is a his invention relates to new and usefut improvements in garbage can receptacles.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a receptacle which may be employed for housing garbage cans, andthe like, for providing a more sanitary place 'forstoringgarbage and other refuse.

provi-dean improved form of closure operator for the above type ofreceptacle.

Other objects and advantages of the in-' vention will be apparent during the course of the following description. I

In the accompanying drawing forming a numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away, of the receptacle embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is a top planview of the structure shown in Fig. '1, 1

Figure 3 is afragmentary vertical sectional view taken upon lines III-III of Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line IV-IV of Fig. 1,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical sec- Figure 6 is'a detail perspective view of a portion of the receptacle :closure and illustrates in detail means for guiding and holding the cover against lateral shifting movemeit when arranged in its closed position, an Figure 7 is'a similar view to Fig. 6, but shows a point arranged diametrically opposed thereto and illustrates in detail the connection between the cover and its operatmg or opening means.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose 'of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 desig nates the body portion of the receptacle which is of cylindrical shape and has a bottom wall 6 formed thereon. Extending longitudinally of the body portion 5 and ar- 1925. Serial nd.- 42,50 5;

- ranged on diametrically opposite sides thereof'are the two uprights or guides 7 which are connected at their lower and upperends to the lower and upper reinforcing flanges 60 8 and 9 respectively.

A cover consisting of the hingedly con- .nectedsections 10 and '11 is provided for closing the upperend of the body portion 5 and is formed "with the brace memberslfz which. are rigidly connected to the lower face of the cover section 11 and underlie the lower face of the cover section 10. to prevent the section 10 from pivoting downwardly in respect to the section 11.. The intermediate portion of the periphery of the cover section 11 is provided with a notch 13 into which projects the end 14 of a de- 5pending,:cover openlng rod. 15 which extends longitudinally, downwardly: off the body portion 5 of the receptacle and is connected atspaced points to the receptaclev encircling rings 16 and 17. Theupper end 14 of the rod 15 is pivotally connected to the cover sections 11 by the pivot pin 14* 8 as shown more clearly in Figs. 5 and 7. Extending longitudinally of the receptacle and arranged at a point diametrically opposite to the rod 15is a second rod 18 which is connected to the aforementioned rings 16 and 17 and has its upper end bifurcated at 19, see Figs. 2 and 6, so that its furcations may enter the spaced apertures 20, formed in the cover section 10 adjacent its periphery. The entrance of these fu'rcations 19 so into the apertures 20 is intended to prevent the'cover from unintentionally being shifted laterally-when in its closed position and thereby preventing the upper end of the receptacle body5 from being partially opened or uncovered.

It will be seen, by inspecting Figs.'2 and 5,

that the cover section 11 will rest upon the upper flange 9, ofthe body portion 5 and that the operating rod 15 is connected thereto outwardly of the fulcrum line provided by this cutaway edge 5 of this flange. In view of this fact, anypressure applied to the rings 16 and 17 which will cause the same to move downwardly along the receptacle body 5, will cause the cover to be swung upwardly, pivoting upon the fulcrum edge 5 to open the'upper end of the body portion 5.

It will be noted, by inspecting Figs. 1 and 4, that the rings 16 and 17 are provided with notches 21 which receive the guides 7 for the purpose of insuring the proper longitudi-nal movement of the rings 16 and 17 when pressure is applied thereto.

For the purpose of returning the cover to its closed position after pressure is removed from the rings 16 and 17, a spring 22 is connected at its upper end to the cover section 11 and extends downwardly through the bore of a substantially cylindrical cage 28, which is fastened to the inner face of the side wall of the body portion 5, and has its lower end connected to a pin 2d which intersects the lower end portion of the bore of the cylindrical cage '23.

It is to be understood that the form of this invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted 'to without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the suibjoi ned claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In a receptacle of the type described, a body portion open at its upper end, a cover for closingsaid upper end, formed or" a pair of hinged sections, a rod connected ito one of the cover sections outwardly of the upper edge of the body portion, and a ring slida'bly encircling the body portion and connected to the rod whereby downward pressure applied to the ring will cause both cover sections to swing into an open position and with the other cover section capable of being normally opened without operating the ring.

2. In a receptacle of the type described, a body portion open at its upper end, a cover :for closing said upper end, formed of a pair of hinged sections, a rod connected to one of the cover sections outwardly of the upper edge of the body portion, a ring slidab'ly encircling the body portion and connected to the rod whereby downward pressure applied to the ring will cause both cover sections to swing into an open position, and with the other cover section capable of being nor really opened without operating the ring, and a spring for returning the cover sections to their closed position.

3. In a receptacle of the type described, a body portion open at its upper end, a cover for closing said upper end, a rod connected to the cover outwardly of the upper edge of the body portion, a ring slidably encircling the body portion and connected to the rod whereby downward pressure applied to the ring will cause the cover to swing into an open position, and a second rod connected to the movable ring and extending perpendicularly therefrom to engage the cover when in a closed position for preventing the latter from working laterally into a position to uncover a portion of the up-perend of the body of a receptacle.

d. in a receptacle of the type described, a body portion open at its upper end, a cover for closing said upper end, a rod connected to the cover outwardly of the upper edge of whereby downward pressure applied to the ring will cause the cover to swing into an open position, a second rod connected to the movable ring and extending perpendicularly therefrom to engage the cover when in a closed position tor preventing the latter from working laterally into a position to uncover a portion of the upper end of the body the receptacle, a substantially cylindrical cage carried by the wall of the body ertion and within the latter and a s rin located within the cage and connected at its lower end to the case and at its upper end to the =cover for returning the latter to its closed position.

5. In a receptacle of the type described, a body portion open at its upper end, a-cover for closing said upper end, a rod connected to the cover outwardly of the upper edge of the body portion, a ring slida'bly encircling the body portion and connected to the rod v JOHN VIDETTA. 

